Improvement in attachments for lamps



I... TUBEY.

Attachment for Lamps.

Patented Aug. 31,1875.

OW W NJEIEFS, PHOTO-UTNOGRAPMER, WASHINGTON. D C.

LYMAN TOBEY, OF NAPLES, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN ATTACHMENTS FOR LAMPS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 167,2l1, dated August31, 1875; application filed August 11, 1875.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, LYMAN TOBEY, of Naples,in the county of Ontario and State of New York, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Attachments for Lamps 5 and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and exact descriptionthereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon,which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to burners for lamps using the ordinary kerosene orother'hydrocarbon oils and it consists in an attachment for lamp-burnerswhereby the size of the wick may be reduced, without turning it down, toform a night-lamp, by pivoting the cap down on one side of the tube, sothat it can be turned lengthwise of the tube, and making the cap tocover nearly the entire top of the wick, whereby the cap may be adjustedto cover just'as much or little of the tube lengthwise of the top of thewick, thus regulating the size of. the wick exposed to the flame, andregulating the size of the flame, as will be hereinafter more fullydescribed, and pointed out by the claim.

In the annexed drawing, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the ordinaryburner with my i1nprovement attached. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of thetube and burner; and Fig. 3 is a section of the tube and burner.

A represents the wick-tube of any ordinary lamp-burner, provided withthe usual wickraising mechanism. To this wick-tube is pivoted a cap, B,or the cap may be pivoted to a tube, 0, to be slipped over the wick-tubelengthwise of the top, and said cap is provided with a rod or handle, D,which passes down through the bottom of the burner on the outside of thelamp. The cap B is constructed of such size that, when turned over thetop of the wick-tube, it will co er about seven-eighths of the wick,more or less, leaving the balance of the wick exposed for burnmg.

It is well known that when a lamp-wick is turned up for ordinary use theflame consumes the gas emanating from the oil, but when the wick isturned down for use at night the gas is not consumed, but escapes intothe room, creating a very offensive and disagreeable odor. v By myinvention the flame is reduced to a considerable extent without turningthe wick down, burning only a certain portion of the wick, and thisturned up to the ordinary height. Thus the gas is consumed, and nooffensive odor escapes into the room.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The wick-tube A in combination with the cap B, rod D, and wick, the capbeing pivoted to the side of the tube A or 0, covering nearly the entireWick, and arranged to be turned lengthwise with the top of the wick,where the part of the wick exposed to the flame may be regulated asdesired, all as and for the purpose herein described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signaturein presence of two witnesses.

LYMAN TOBEY.

Witnesses:

JOHN ANSBY, Jr., S. L. DEYO.

